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The Administration block provides context-sensitive links to settings pages.
The administration block is used to provide context-sensitive links to settings pages when using the Classic theme or a theme based on Classic. (The standard [[Boost theme]] uses a Course index instead.)
Note that Grades and Competencies are shown in the [[Navigation block]] instead of the administration block.


What appears in the Administration block depends upon the [[Context]] (Page being shown and user's permissions). For example, a site administrator on the front page will have Front page settings while a teacher in a course will have more options in Course administration than a student.
What appears in the administration block depends upon where the user is and what role they have in that location. For example, a site administrator on the front page will have Front page settings while a teacher in a course will have more options in Course administration than a student.
 
IMPORTANT.- If you are using Moodle 4.x and the Boost theme, the Administration block may not be available in the '''Add a block''' list! You may have to edit the Boost theme settings as explained by Mary Cooch [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436485#p1756495 in this post]. Solution: go to Site administration > Appearance > Boost and ''remove everything from the "Unneeded blocks" field.''


Here are examples of the Administration block:
Here are examples of the Administration block:
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Image:adminadminblockclassic.png|Admin view Classic theme
Image:classicadminteacher.png|Teacher course view Classic theme


Image:25frontpageadmin.png|Admin view from Front page (collapsed)
Image:25teacheradmin.png|Teacher view in a course (expanded)
Image:25studentadmin.png|Student view in a course (collapsed)
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===Administration block menus===
The main menu items (Front page settings, Course Administration, My profile settings and Site Administration) contain a submenu and can be collapsed or expanded to display the (typical) full menu as shown below:
*[[Front_page_settings_block|Front page settings]]
**Turn edit on/off
**Edit settings
**Users
**Filters
**Backup
**Restore
**Questions
**Files
*[[Managing a Moodle course|Course administration]]
**Turn editing on
**Edit settings
**Users
**Filters
**Reports
**Grades
**Badges (if enabled)
**Backup
**Restore
**Import
**Publish
**Reset
**Question bank
*[[Profile |My profile settings]]
**Edit profile
**Change password
**Roles
**Portfolios (if available at site level)
**Security keys
**Messaging
**Blogs
**Make this my default home page (if set at site level)
*[[Site_administration|Site administration]]
**Notifications
**Registration
**Advanced features
**Users
**Courses
**Grades
**Badges
**Location
**Language
**Plugins
**Security
**Appearance
**Front page
**Server
**Reports
**Development
**Question engine upgrade helper
===See also===
* [http://youtu.be/lOxTQJfTnvs Course Administration Block] MoodleBites video on YouTube
* [http://youtu.be/Q3cHQBgp-nA My Profile Settings] MoodleBites video on YouTube




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Latest revision as of 17:14, 16 December 2022

The administration block is used to provide context-sensitive links to settings pages when using the Classic theme or a theme based on Classic. (The standard Boost theme uses a Course index instead.) Note that Grades and Competencies are shown in the Navigation block instead of the administration block.

What appears in the administration block depends upon where the user is and what role they have in that location. For example, a site administrator on the front page will have Front page settings while a teacher in a course will have more options in Course administration than a student.

IMPORTANT.- If you are using Moodle 4.x and the Boost theme, the Administration block may not be available in the Add a block list! You may have to edit the Boost theme settings as explained by Mary Cooch in this post. Solution: go to Site administration > Appearance > Boost and remove everything from the "Unneeded blocks" field.

Here are examples of the Administration block: